Where does “korkovoitto” come from?

korkovoitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish voitto, from Finnish voittaa, from Proto-Finnic voittadak, from Proto-Finnic voidak, from Proto-Uralic woje- — can, to be able.

korkovoitto (Finnish): interest earnings, profit from interest

Definitions

  1. interest earnings, profit from interest

Ancestry of “korkovoitto”, step by step

korkovoitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish voitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoittovictory, win; profit
2Finnishvoittaato win
3Proto-Finnicvoittadakto win
4Proto-Finnicvoidakcan, to be able
5Proto-Uralicwoje-can, to be able

via Finnish korko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkoheel; interest, interest rate; stress
2Finnishkorkeahigh; tall, high
3Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Uralic woje- →Every word from Proto-Finnic voidak →Every word from Proto-Finnic voittadak →